Create a Personal Scorecard

What is your purpose? Make a scorecard and refer to it regularly to check outcomes against your goals.

personal scorecard (how)

Modeled on the Balanced Scorecard, the Personal Scorecard is a forward-looking action-oriented tool to help you plan, do, and measure specific activities to accomplish your goals and purpose. Your purpose can be as broad as the purpose of your life or as narrow as creating a business, or planning a holiday. Revisit your scorecard regularly. This exercise [Link Here] is modeled on an assignment from Prof. Tim Monahan founding dean of Villanova's Executive MBA program. While a coach in that program, James noticed this homework created very meaningful self-reflection, conversation, action and learning.

What is the history of the balanced scorecard?

Balanced scorecards were designed to help firms navigate the future using metrics other than financial results from past periods. Planning a future based only on financial results has been described as 'driving while looking in the rear-view mirror.' Financial history is important and not sufficient. For example, customer loyalty, process efficiency, ability to adopt new technology, a skilled workforce who are learning and can innovate can be vital to future success, so wise organizations manage and measure these things.

why check outcomes regularly?

Several years ago, James’ Personal Scorecard included a promise to call his sister Vicky in England every weekday morning, and it made all the difference for both of them. Check out James' TEDx Wilmington Salon Fireside talk to learn how on a previous scorecard his promise was to call Vicky every fortnight. He failed to keep this promise - He was failing in his own class! It turned out to be easier to talk every weekday than every 14th day. Manage your promises by checking outcomes against goals.  Use this tool to manage the difference you make in the world. Dashboards and Placemats measure outcomes against promises and are valuable for teams and organizations as well as individuals.